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Title: Two sum rules for the thermal n-point functions

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Department of Physics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6315 (United States)

In real-time, thermal field theory there are 2{sup n} different n-point functions, but there are two linear combinations that sum to zero. Simple proofs of the two sum rules are given. Each sum rule has two forms: one for the one-particle-reducible functions and one for the amputated functions.

OSTI ID:
20774476
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 72, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.117901; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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